New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 4

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4

GOLD-DREDGING.

TABLE XLI.—Showing the Number of Gold-dredges in Operation in March, 1901, the Hands and Power employed, the Quantity of Gold produced during the Year 1900, and the Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.

Provincial District.	Number of Dredges.	Hands Employed.	Motive Power.	Expenditure during 1900.	Yield of Gold in 1900.	Value of Gold won during 1900.	Value of Machinery and Plant.	Capital invested.
		Males.	Steam.	Water.	Un-specified.	H.P.	Labour.	Coal, Plant, and Repairs.
Marlborough	..	14	..	..	..	145	5,715	28,234
Nelson*	..	13	..	..	..	..	..	..
Westland†	..	10	..	..	..	300	4,315	8,812
Otago‡	..	121	..	2	9	2,596	68,208	151,000
Totals	..	145	..	2	9	3,041	78,238	188,046

Including one dredge for which particulars of operation not obtained. Three dredges not in operation in 1900. Expenditure not stated in two returns.
† Including nine dredges for which particulars of operation not obtained. Twenty-two dredges not in operation. Two dredges in liquidation.
‡ Four dredges not in operation in 1900. Three dredges in operation a few months only.

COAL-MINES.

TABLE XLII.—Showing the Number of Coal-mines in Operation in March, 1901, the Number of Hands and Machine-power employed, the Quantity and Value of Coal mined during the Year 1900, the Cost of Production, and the Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.

Provincial District.	Number of Coal-mines.	Hands Employed.	Wages Paid.	Motive Power.	Horse-power.	Quality of Coal mined during the Year.	Total Quantity of Coal won.	Total Cost of Production.	Total Value of Output.	Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.
		Males.	£	Steam.	Water.	Horse.	Wind.	H.P.	Tons.	Tons.
Auckland	..	11	329	24,573	5	..	..	..	99	80,624
Nelson	..	16	1,155	126,876	5	2	4	..	1,160	..
Westland	..	13	56	3,132	..	..	3	..	..	..
Canterbury	..	105	920	87,508	22	7	16	2	1,593†	37,804
Otago	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals	..	145	2,460	242,089	32	9	23	2	2,852	339,786

Includes motive power and value of machinery and plant of shale-mine and oilworks.
† Several private mines worked by owners for their own requirements are not included in the above.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1902, No 4

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🌾 Coal-mining Operations Statistics for 1900

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KeywordsCoal-mining, Statistics, Provincial districts, Hands employed, Wages, Motive power, Coal quality, Production cost, Machinery value

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